But Joe Schmidt would have preferred for the contrast in performance to not have been as extreme as the difference in weather.

There was snow here 17 months ago but blistering heat this time around.

England ran in eight tries, six of them converted by Owen Farrell, who also nailed a penalty, and seventh by George Ford.

That ensured Eddie Jones surpassed their previous record of 50 points against Ireland, achieved in 2000.

It also meant they secured their biggest winning margin which, up until now, had been by 40 points in 1997.

And there were injury concerns for Schmidt too with Cian Healy (foot) and Conor Murray (head) both forced off leaving the Kiwi with plenty of food for thought before he names his squad on September 2.

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Ireland go on to face Wales in the next gameCredit: Sportsfile

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Joe Schmidt will be looking to go back to the drawing board after the blowCredit: Sportsfile

England – battle-hardened by two games – hit the front with a Farrell penalty in the third minute but Ireland hit back with a Jordan Larmour try.

He touched down after Jacob Stockdale’s kick-through bounced back, evading the three covering defenders.

The lead lasted for only four minutes with Joe Cokanasiga grabbing the first of a brace of scores.

Ross Byrne, on his first start, restored Ireland’s lead with a penalty but, again, they held the advantage for only a short time before being blown away.

Elliott Daly and Manu Tuilagi ran in further scores before the break and Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Tom Curry and Luke Cowan-Dickie followed suit after the restart.

Ireland’s only riposte was from Bundee Aki. That and a sin-binning for Kruis for clobbering Jack Carty, were just about the only two things which went wrong for England in a second half which was as chastening an experience as Schmidt has had as Ireland coach.

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